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    Sweet Yeah Heaps of Fun

    Installed -

    2 - Sony xplodes 12 inch 1300 watt subs w/ 1900W amp

    Still Breaking in but goes hard!!! Amp has 4 Blue Lights and A long Blue Neon inbetween the amp and subs.

    I want to put it on 20 inch rims.

    But not sure if they will be to big to fit?

    What will make it possible?

    Chuur

    20's can definitely be put on, but a lot of time and care is required, would recommend 19's max ona E36, cheers

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    Yea so, about an inch or two on my M3...

    haha!........ yeah back on topic as mentioned earlier, best bang for buck will be lowering springs. Bear in mind that your car is already lower than most 3 series from factory so you will prob only get another 20mm or so. Other than that I guess you would go for a full adjustable coilover setup.

    3pedals - I think it is best if you keep your head in the sand that we don't get to hear more of your dribble :P (looks for the blacklist button like on Trade Me but bangs his head cos he can't find it) :banghead: :banghead:

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    my legnum going lower getting a lower profile tyre so wheel guard wont change much but kit will be alot lower.

    lower profile tyres will not greatly affect how low your car is - common misconception. Plus you can end up doing more damage than good if you have the wrong diameter tyres on, have been through all this before BUT some of you guys think you know better :rolleyes:

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    this is my old E36, now down in Tauranga I think. I used off the shelf Jamex lowering springs and it was about 105mm off the ground. I used Ti springs in the front and normal rears.

    The wheels are 19x8.5's all the way round with 225/35/19's, I had no issues with guard rub after performing very minor guard rolling. It took me about 15mins total.

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    Ok, I brought these

    With the plans to paint or powder coat the spokes gloss black...

    but

    there is a tiny concave where the lip starts so its a real performance to prepare it just for the rims to get done.

    Does anyone out there have templates to sit on the lips or can someone tell me where to get the lips repolished if I was to just get the whole rim sprayed?

    Thanks

    www.wheelfixit.co.nz

  10. Posted · Edited by zenetti · Report reply

    Those Alpina wheels looks terrible I reckon, so does my other half.

    SO they are off the list ... you guys have any other ideas on styles?

    I'm thinking black with a nice big chrome lip on the rear :D

    Is that your car in the Trade Me pics? Personally I would get the skirts and rear lips colour coded first. Not too sure if black will suit with the colour it is. Ask Craig for W173, nice aggressive 5 spoke in shadow chrome. 9.5's all the way round will fill the guards out nicely!!

    Or Beyern Mesh or Five will also look cool. Tell Craig Johno said to look after you :D

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    I'm in the market to kit out the 740i with some new rims, I would like staggered fitment of course, with something along the lines of 9-9.5inch wide on the back with a nice big lip.

    I'm wondering because the car is so heavy, what kind of profile tyres would I need to be running?

    Hopefully the local tyre/mag guys can help me out.

    Budget is unlimited for the setup, because its got to fit the car and be perfect.

    19's = 245/40/19 front 275/35/19 rear

    20's = 245/35/20 front 275 or 285/30/20 rear

    call into our shop in Palmy and see Craig, he will be able to healp you out

    Cheers

    Johno

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    Hi Sam

    Hybrid is on the right track with most of his comments.

    However I would suggest running the same size wheels all the way round and 225/35/19's or if you are going for 18's then 225/40/18's.

    18's still look great on an E46, we tend to recommend going for at least a "+2" sizing. By this I mean if your car has factory 16's put on 18's.

    At the end of the day it call comes down to what YOU like and what YOUR BUDGET is.

    Your car is a 318i ( ie 1.8 4 cylinder). The 235-35 will be too big for your car.

    Years of experience and doing hundreds of BMW's have taught us what works and what doesn't on a BMW.

    Cheers

    Johno

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    all this talk of "you HAVE to roll your rear guards" is utter bollocks. If you get the correct offset and width wheel, AND the correct upsize tyre you will not need to touch the guards.

    Tony - the design of the wheel is what gives it the dished look - Hybrid is bang on the money with his explanations.

    cheers

    Johno

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    Hey Guys

    Im sick of the standard rims ive got on at the moment just started looking for some 17 ". Unsure of what the offsets are what i can and can't fit . some advice would be much appreciated.

    Cheers

    Andrew

    HI Andrew

    if you have a look through this 'wheels and tyres' part of the forum you will find all the answers you need, we actually have some E30 17's arriving towards the end of this month

    cheers

    Johno

  18. Posted · Edited by zenetti · Report reply

    Hi Everyone,

    E46 & E36 Suspension

    A search on the Internet forums reveal that a whole bunch of people are having problems with the rear subframe tearing away from the chassis. Just go to any search engine and type "E46 rear subframe"

    E46 Transmission

    There is also a website dedicated to E46 having no reverse gear http://www.noreverse.org/ and a mechanic I spoke to say that he has come across a few E46 where the driveline was not align or something along those lines.

    E36 Transmission

    There has been a few people who have had their transmission reconditioned. What is the story with E36 transmission?

    My brother is thinking of getting one.

    Has anyone in NZL ever experience any of this?

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    I decided to include transmission to this thread as there were no appropriate forum and it would be easier to discuss them together. Let me know if there is a better alternative and I will repost.

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    Hey mate

    the rear subframe issue has happened to 2 people I know of. They were both E46 coupes, and it only happened because both cars were excessively lowered around 70-80mm form memory. Hopefully this puts some of your fears to rest and it may also encourage the SLAB's to have a bit of a rethink.

  19. Posted · Edited by zenetti · Report reply

    So you want to put some cheap and nasty springs in , lower the car and you are running stretched tyres on oversized rims, and they are probably no te flashest tyres any way.

    Short answer your car probably handles worse than standard currently and you are likely to make it even worse again

    Would any sane person recommend spending money to make something worse??

    245 roughly equals 9.5"

    235 roughly equals 9.2"

    can't understand how the tyres are stretched? and don't get the quantum leap in logic to "no te flashest tyres anyway"

    he probably meant 245/35 and 235/40 which is close to factory upsize.

    would any sane person recommend spending money to make something worse - short answer no, but think about this: why would any sane person also spend thousands of dollars trying to make their car LIKE an M3? why not just buy an M3? No matter how much money you spend it will never be as good as the original.

    Monroes may be 'crap' for what you do and how you drive but it does not mean they ARE CRAP. Just like goodyears or Dunlops ARE CRAP because you think they are. I have gone over all this before in a previous tyre thread and can't really be bothered going over the term "fit for a purpose" all over again.

    Hybrid you are 100% correct in the way you have explained drifting. The technology that goes into the cars is unbelievable. Talking to Carl Ruiterman blew me away with what he has done to make the car handle. Going through the Puke sweeper at 200km sideways takes one hell of a car set up. That speed I would hazard a guess is probably close to the NZ V8's speed. Oh and one more point - his tyre of choice - Goodyear Eagle F1, decided upon after 8 hours of testing.

    Back on Topic (again)

    If you want a relatively cheap way to lower your car a reputable well known brand of progressive lowered springs are the BEST bang for buck way of doing it.

    another big rant for the boys FTW :P

    PS how do you compare Monroes D2's and Opossums WTF??????

  21. Posted · Edited by zenetti · Report reply

    So you want to put some cheap and nasty springs in , lower the car and you are running stretched tyres on oversized rims, and they are probably no te flashest tyres any way.

    Short answer your car probably handles worse than standard currently and you are likely to make it even worse again

    Would any sane person recommend spending money to make something worse??

    How are Tein cheap and nasty? Just like Monroe are crap? As 328imobbin says different strokes for different folks. Everything is designed for a purpose, Monroe may not be the best performance shock around but for 90% of the population they are fine. Likewise Tein are one of the best spring manufacturers around.

    SOS if you want some proper advice talk to Keith from H&R, he is one of the forum sponsors and has a huge amont of knowledge regarding springs and suspension, afterall it is his business. Likewise if you want mechanical advice go to the experts ie Botany motorworx. There are a lot of people on here with a little knowledge. This can be very dangerous, and it can get very confusing. Do it once, do it right - go to the experts!

    If your car already has Mtech springs you will find that any spring kit will only lower your car by a further 20mm or so, which is close to what you are after. Simply by changing springs you will not affect the shocks.

    cheers

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    I do want a tyre that will be good in the wet and dry and do more then 8,000km but not cost too much.

    Maybe a Nexen is the way to go, its another good allround tyre, silica based so is nice and quiet, has reasonable grip and it lasts pretty well.

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    Don't you mean Conrad and James? Hope you got 'em for the "original" price!!!! Very cool wheels, I couldn't believe there wasn't a bidding war on, I didn't even have a car to put 'em on and I still wanted them!

    Nope definitely Johno (me) I supplied the tyres (and xtra long wheel studs) :P

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